Subtractive Theory of Color, ContinuedSet paletteA set palette is a collection of pigments to which a small amount of one coloror grey has been added to each one.The advantage of this is to achieve colorharmony and unity. It also restricts the beginning painter to a predeterminedset of colors. Adding greys or one dominant hue to all other colors will havethe greatest effect on the complimentary of the added color.Adding onecolor to light areas and one color to dark areas will also create harmony andunity. When you want to emphasize one color in a picture, add the samecolor to all other colors except the color you want to emphasize.ColorColor is said to have warm or cool characteristics.Warm and cool colors arecharacteristicsqualities of hue rather than value or intensity.Our experiences and how wefeel about certain colors determine their perceived temperaturecharacteristics.You may use the warmth or coolness of colors to suggest thelocation of an object or to give pictures a striking contrast.Any hue may becooled by adding blue or warmed by adding yellow.To add realism topictures, paint the planes receiving direct sunlight with warm colors and theshadow planes with cool colors. Look at a color wheel. Note that it is splitnearly in half by hues containing reds, oranges, and yellows associated withheat, flame, or sunshine. The other half of the color wheel contains greens,blues, and violets, which relate to water, sky, and ice.Figure 2-20 illustrates how a 12-hue color wheel is split between colors withwarm and cool characteristics.Figure 2-20.Warm and cool characteristics.Continued on next page2-22